What are the traditional festivals of the French?

Easter (Paques)

Pentecost (Pentec?0?0te)

New Year's Day (Jour de l'An)

January 1 - New Year's Day

Christ's Ascension Day

Fête Nationale

Fête of the Annunciation May Day (Fête du Travail)

May 8 - Victory in the Second World War Memorial Day ( Victoire de la guerre 1939-45)

Thursday of the Saints (Toussaint)

Armistice de la guerre 1914-18

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Epiphany of the Epiphany, January 6;

Festival of the Liturgy of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Epiphany of the Holy Spirit, January 6;

Day of the Liturgy of the Ashes, May 8

Liturgical Feast of Ash Wednesday, the first Wednesday in early March;

Lent, the first Sunday in early March;

Holy Technology Sunday, the seven days before Easter;

Holy Trinity, the seven days after Pentecost;

Holy Eucharist, the second Thursday after Pentecost.

There are also a number of traditional French festivals, such as:

La Fête des rois (The Coming of the Three Kings), January 6, where it is customary to eat a kind of flan;

Saint Wax's Day, February 2, where it is customary to eat pancakes;

Mardi gras (Carnival), March, where, according to tradition, the holiday Mardi Gras, March, is traditionally celebrated in funny costumes;

Poisson d'avril, April 1, when it is customary to make up as many lies as you like;

Mardi Gras, April 1, is celebrated as a festival of the dead.